Who wrote the Yoga Sutras?
The Yoga Sutras, the foundational text of classical yoga philosophy, are credited to the sage Patanjali, who probably lived sometime between about 200 BCE and 400 CE.
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- Why is Patanjali sometimes shown as half serpent?
“According to legend, Patanjali was an incarnation of the cosmic serpent Adishesha, so he's often shown with a human upper body and a serpent's tail.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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